Pipe Welder Crew Leader

ELIAS S. GARZA PROFESSIONAL PROFILE

Richwood, TX *********.***@*****.*** Cell: 979-***-****

OBJECTIVE

A position as a Maintenance / Turnaround Planner within an Industrial environment, utilizing my extensive and successful background

SUMMARY

. Over 45 years in the Petrochemical Industry in multiple facets of Pipe Design, plus field

experience, Journeyman Pipefitter / Certified Pipe Welder / Crew Leader, worked Turnarounds

up to $10 M with an excellent safety record

. Fluent in Spanish, spoken and written, current TWIC card

QUALIFICATIONS

Drafting / Design Proficiency

BRAZOSPORT COLLEGE, Lake Jackson, TX

. Pipe Designer Certifications: Drafting Technology; AutoCAD 2D & 3D, versions up to 2018;

MicroStation V8, XM, Bentley Version; Architectural Drafting & Design (2009)

DOW CHEMICAL

. Industrial and Commercial Journeyman Pipefitter / Certified Pipe Welder / Isometric Pipe Drafter

NCCER Certifications: Industrial Pipefitter and Instructor in Welding / Pipefitting / Core Curricula

HOUSTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE

. 3-D PDMS Aveva 11.6 Piping, Plant & Equipment Design Certification

Software

. Familiar with SAP, DOW GEMTS Workstation, TX EMTS, MSMS, CICS parts

. MS Windows up to 2010, Word doc, Excel spread sheets, PowerPoint and Edit Pictures

Turnaround Planner / Crew Leader / Pipe Welder / Pipe Fitter Journeyman,

. Proficient in field & shop isometric sketching and fabrication, pipe routing and fabrication

. P&ID walk downs, piping installations, air compressors, oil reservoirs, steam/gas turbines,

. P&IDs, Flow Diagrams, interpretation of schematics, identification of piping take offs, etc.

. Knowledge of ASME, ANSI codes with ASTM standards, and numerous alloys

. B.O.M. Knowledge of Bill of Materials, piping demolition

WORK HISTORY

Wood Company at Lubrizol Deer Park, Texas 02/21 - current

. P&ID walk downs AutoCAD Drafter, verify piping and components are correct on P&ID’s

. AutoCAD, update red marks, create new drawing numbers, working in a team environment

. Create new equipment and piping P&ID’s, Consult and train new hires

Marathon Petroleum Refinery, Texas City, Texas 10/19 – 04/20

. Process Control Designer, extensive field drafting P&ID’s, designing and updating P&ID’s

. Blue Beam, extensive updating P&ID PDF’s, Update P&ID vault drawings using AutoCAD 2018

. Extensive field walk downs, P&ID checker, Virtual conferences

Kelly Services @ The Olin Company, Freeport, TX 8/18 – 5/19

. Process Control Designer, extensive field drafted and updated all Jumbo EDC P&ID’s

. Drafted company’s department Piping in Isometric sketches 11x17

S&B ENGINEERS & CONSTRUCTORS, Houston, TX 10/12 – 6/16

Pipe Designer at INEOS, Chocolate Bayou, DOW, Freeport, MARATHON OIL, Texas City

. Software, Autodesk AutoCAD Smart Plant 3D with LFM

. Create ISO drawings, Bentley 3D PDMS save to Navisworks create 3D modeling with supports,

insulation, all piping component’s, gaskets and Bill of materials, drawings in layered sections

. AutoCAD 2D Isometric on exchangers, towers, tanks, pumps, HiCAD scanning, Total Station

. P&ID checker, P&ID / FD drawings extensive updates with AutoCAD, pick up red marks

. Work with Civil and Mechanical Engineers to make sure the steel is in the right place

. Civil Structural Design on Steel platforms / CADWorx / 3D Plant modeling

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WORK HISTORY (Continued)

SOLUTIA, Chocolate Bayou, TX DAY & ZIMMERMAN Engineering 4/07 – 11/08

Pipe Designer

. Issued reviews and construction packages for fabrication using MicroStation V8 XM

. Performed walk-through with client representatives regarding field verification

. Researched existing drawings and worked on new fabrication drawings with pipe support details

. Created project tie point designation tables, establish bill of materials for each drawing

. Presented piping reviews of P&IDs, flow diagrams, demolition drawings and details

THE DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY, Freeport, TX 1976 – 2006

Certified Pipe Welder / Journeyman Pipefitter / Foreman, Crew leader

. Turnaround Planner on Maintenance at the Energy System Department- 2-years

. Energy Systems Maintenance Crew Leader / Journeyman Pipefitter, Certified Welder –10 years

. EDA Plant Maintenance Technician – 2 years

. Field Service Unit Maintenance Technician / Pipe Welder – 18 months

. Utilities Distribution, Association Maintenance Technician / Pipefitter Welder - 5 years

. DOW Pipe Shop Maintenance Technician / Pipefitter Welder - 7 years

. Pipefitter/Welder Apprenticeship – 3 years

Special Accomplishments

. Modified existing butterfly valves, adding handles, preventing replacement of two 24” valves and

resulting in a savings of approximately $100,000

. Identified six 2” valves out of specifications, saving DOW cost of labor and downtime

PROFESSIONAL CHARACTER TRAITS

. Dedicated, self and goal-motivated, creative team player / team leader

. Open to new challenges and exchanges of ideas to maximize team job performance

. Highly safety-conscious with an excellent record for self and crews

. Ready to take initiative with a positive, “can-do-it” attitude – fast-learner

. With above-average business relations and communication skills with management, engineers

. Consistently completing jobs within budget and time-frame

BRAZOSPORT COLLEGE, Lake Jackson, TX Spring 2009. Spring 2010

AutoCAD Tutor in Advanced 3D solid modeling, Intermediate 2D and basic version 2009/2010

Pipe Instructor Assistant in basic piping, material take-offs and rolling offsets

Assisted Students in multiple Drafting / Design Pipefitting Courses

REFERENCES

OLIN Company

. Tara Truax, Run Plant Engineer

Olin Chlor Alkali Products and Vinyls

Cell: 979-***-**** – *******@******.***

OLIN Company

. Andrew Hughs, EDC / NPA & TX Caustic 1 Production Leader

Olin Chlor Alkali Products and Vinyls

Office: 979-***-**** – ********@******.***

Marathon Petroleum Company, Texas City, Texas

. Chris N. Stevens, Project Manager Lead

Mobile: 281-***-**** – *********@*****************.***

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